Here is another New York Times article. This one is discussing Yahoo Pipes, "a hosted visual-development tool that lets people manipulate data feeds from Web sites to create new applications" (New York Times). Apparently Yahoo Pipes "gives power to" users in developing data feeds. The article even has a comment from the man who coined the term "Web 2.0," so check it out!
And apparently I've become a New York Times fanatic because here is another article from the newspaper. This one discusses YouTube's success. It might be interesting to check out considering the Website has become such a popular part of today's culture and many of us have been including YouTube videos in our blogs.
Hope you enjoy those. Let me know what you think.
And now... to leave you with something intriguing to watch...
12 years ago
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I was wondering if anyone had problems with copyrighted material on YouTube...and this article answered my problem. I think that many people, including myself and many others in our class, had no idea that even using a song in an amateur not-for-profit video could result in a lawsuit! As a PC user, it is difficult not to use premade songs because we don't have any comparable program to GarageBand to make our own songs.
I think that there should be an easy and cheap way to obtain the rights to songs for such things as school projects that are not meant to make a profit. Maybe this will happen in the future due to the numerous problems sites like YouTube are creating.
I agree with the article and Savanna. I could not believe that it's considered copywriting if we use a song on our pod-cast that is not one of our own. It would be great if there could be some sort of "bend" in the rules so that students can use premade songs for their classwork. Afterall, we are trying to become experts with technology, not song/music writings.
Also, I must be searching in all of the wrong places because the video you posted was pretty amazing. I thought the maps where a great source and also what looked like molecule figurations at the end. How exactly does that work? I loved the idea of being able to use your hands to move things and zoom in on areas. Can this be used for all subjects?
I also agree in that it's a shame that it would be considered copywriting if we used a song in a podcast, that wasn't one of our own or one that apple allows us to use. Especially if there is an instance where you have the perfect song in mind, but then can't use it...because sadly, sometimes, the music makes all the difference.
You can use your favorite music for podcasting for our class--as long as the podcast does not go public on iTunes. That's the rub.
Oh, and re: YouTube check out the current issue of JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND ADULT LITERACY on media literacy and YouTube -- classroom applications: article.
If you need them, username is kstearns and password is aussie or aussie1. Try both to see the article. Join IRA!
I hate how spreading the love of music is such a task these days. Not only is it a task but illegal?? Sounds ridiculous to me. I think the music that people listen to says a lot about them and by supressing the ability to display that is just plain wrong and sad. I am big into music and all this copyrighted nonsense is annoying and suffocating in a way.
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